Zimmerman wants out of Seminole County

George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with murder in the death of Trayvon Martin, is hoping a judge will allow him to live outside of Seminole County.

He's been restricted to living there since Judge Kenneth Lester set his bail at $1 million, with restrictions that included prohibiting him from leaving the central Florida county.

Zimmerman's living condition "has had an ongoing deleterious effect on his ability to assist in the preparation of his own defense," his attorney, Mark O'Mara, said in a motion made public today. "Communications have been unnecessarily limited to telephone and occasional visits by counsel."

O'Mara argues that his client should be able to meet with his lawyers in person to move his case forward.

Meanwhile, tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. ET a hearing is set to decide whether prosecutor's request for Zimmerman's medical records should be met.

The medical records are private and irrelevant to the case, O'Mara argues.

However, Bernie de la Rionda, the state attorney trying the case, argues the medical records are important because Zimmerman claims Trayvon slammed his head into the concrete and broke his nose. De la Rionda wants to know whether Zimmerman received follow-up care, X-rays or other procedures after the shooting.

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